Business
Read the law before you file documents at the ORC – Ntrakwah(Esq)
"So those of us here who have to file documents, the message is that we should read the law before we take a step.”
DL News
Results for "Money laundering"
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Crime
Ex-Goldman banker, Asante Berko arrested over alleged bribery scheme
Mr. Berko is accused of conspiring with at least two Ghanaian officials and four others in a bribery scheme that benefited Goldman, himself and a Turkish energy company.
Bloomberg
Courts
Court grants visa agent ₵200k bail
The Court presided over by Mrs. Susana Eduful admitted the accused person to bail in the sum of GH₵200,000.00 with four sureties.
GNA
Africa
First of its kind legal tech ADR platform launches in South Africa’s property sector
The legal-tech platform provides individuals and businesses access to a cost-effective, reliable and user-friendly solution that assists in resolving legal disputes, within record time, outside the courtroom or the CCMA.
Mail&Guardian
US
Trump attacks New York judge overseeing Letitia James' $250m lawsuit against him
Trump attacked the New York state judge, Arthur Engoron, in an angry post on his Truth Social web site, railing against the judge who held him in contempt of court and fined him $110,000 for failing to give a deposition.
dailymail
Crime
Nigerian pimp jailed 5 years
The court, presided over by Michael Johnson Abbey, was told that the accused lured two young dancers, aged 18 and 19, from Nigeria into Ghana, assuring them of lucrative entertainment contracts on arrival.
graphiconline
Europe
China accused of operating 'secret police stations' in the Netherlands
The "police stations" allegedly claim to offer diplomatic assistance to Chinese nationals but have not been registered with the Dutch government.
Euronews
Europe
Hacker who stole unreleased songs by Ed Sheeran and Lil Uzi Vert jailed for 18 months
Adrian Kwiatkowski stole two songs from Sheeran and 12 songs from American rapper Vert and tried to exchange them for cryptocurrency, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
Sky News
Courts
Human trafficking; Court sentences unemployed
Victor pleaded guilty with an explanation, but her explanation could not exonerate her culpability of the charge.
GNA
Courts
Alex Mould, another ordered to ‘produce’ former MASLOC CEO in court
Alex Mould, a former GNPC CEO and Gavivina Tamakloe, both sureties, risk paying ¢5 million bail sum.
GNA
Courts
Agradaa granted GHC 50,000 bail, but remains in custody over charges at different court
Charged with one count of charlatanic advertisement and six counts of defrauding by false pretence under Act 29 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960, Agradaa has maintained a plea of not guilty in all her court appearances.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Equitable distribution of marital property not cast in stone – SC affirms in Adjei v Adjei
This was the court's decision in an appeal filed by Gifty Esinam Adjei in a divorce petition seeking among other things, an order for the dissolution of her ordinance marriage.
DL News
General
What makes a good lawyer? – Ntrakwah(Esq) counsels potential practitioners
“You are all aware that the number of lawyers called each year to the Bar is on the ascendancy so this means that as lawyers, or potential lawyers, you must set yourselves apart.”
DL News
Tech
TikTok faces $29M fine in UK for ‘failing to protect children’s privacy’
The alleged law breach happened from May 2018 through July 2020, with the ICO noting that the company “may have” processed data of children under the age of 13 without parental consent.
Tech Crunch
Europe
French footballer Pogba’s brother charged in extortion case
Mathias Pogba, 32, has admitted to being behind a bizarre video published online on August 27 promising “great revelations” about the Juventus player and French national team member.
AFP
Africa
Nigeria: Rivers State gives women right to share family property
“I don’t know why it’s a taboo; because you’re a girl, because you’re a woman, you’re not entitled to inherit what belongs to your father."
The Nation
General
Deal with seeming factionalism within the legal profession- Supreme Court Justice tells GBA
“All is definitely not well with the Association. This is because we have started to see signs of factionalism in the profession."
DL News
Courts
Data Analyst jailed two years for fraud
Anthony Dunyo is said to have presented himself to the complainant as a close Associate of Mr Francis Asenso -Boakye, Minister of Works and Housing and Member of Parliament of Bantama.
GNA
Africa
Nigeria: FBI Declares Nigerian Wanted Over Alleged $30 Million Fraud
"Chidozie Collins Obasi of Nigeria is wanted for defrauding N.Y. State out of more than $30 million. Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts should contact their local FBI office or go to," the tweet read.
AllAfrica
Africa
Zimbabwe: New marriage law give 'girlfriends' inheritance rights
Unlike in the past, the new law recognizes civil partnerships, which are not marriages but are recognized only for property sharing.
AllAfrica